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Céard ba chiontach leis sin, a Mháire?

What was to blame for that, Máire?

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Céard a thiocfadh leis?

What could happen to him?

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Céard a bhíodh?

What used to be?

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Cén chaoi a raibh cé amach a bhí sé ag teacht murá dhe?

How was it that he was coming out if not, then?

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So

So.

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le

with

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Bean anuas sa tír.

A woman down in the country..

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Le hais an tine i gcónaí go díreach.

Always directly beside the fire..

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Go díreach ansin a bhí ag goilliúint uirthi lorganna dóite sea forgan dóite.

It was exactly then that the marks of burning, yes, a burnt organ, were troubling her.

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Ba mheas ar mheas é sin anois, ar ndóigh, ba mheasa a deir tú dhá mbeadh lorg i Wellington uirthi a bhí sí.

That would be considered bad enough now, of course, but you say it would be worse if there were a trace of Wellington on her, which she had...

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Ba iontach ba iontach.

It was wonderful, it was wonderful..

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Ba iontach ba iontach le

It was wonderful with him/her.

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An údar an-údar máthair.

The very-authoritative mother..

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'Sea, ba í an togha dhá mbeadh lorg Wellington uirthi, ach má bhí lorganna dóite uirthi ní raibh aonduine dhá hiarraidh.

Yes, she was the pick if she had Wellington's stamp, but if she had burnt marks, no one wanted her.

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Ní raibh, ní raibh.

There wasn't, there wasn't..

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